[imagesource: Sally Lloyd Jones/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards]

If you’re looking to take the edge off this very unwelcome Monday, you’ve come to the right place.

There’s nothing quite like nature at its finest, showing off its silly side to lighten the mood.

The finalists in the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 have captured some stunning and extremely amusing moments in the wild, all of which promise to make the judges’ decision a tough one this year.

The photo above was snapped by Sally Lloyd Jones of a kingfisher in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, that couldn’t care less about the rules.

We could all learn something from that bird.

It’s not all fun and games, though. There is a serious side to the competition.

Here’s the BBC:

In addition to providing some light-hearted relief, the competition aims to highlight the extremely important message of wildlife conservation in an engaging and positive way, working with competition partner The Born Free Foundation.

Comedy for conservation? I’m in.

Have a chuckle:

Image: Smiley, by Arthur Telle Thiemann. A Sparisoma cretense in El Hierro, Canary Islands

Image: Crashing into the picture, by Brigitte Alcalay Marcon. Giraffes in Etosha National Park, Namibia

Image: Hi Y’all, by Eric Fisher. A brown bear in Alaska

Image: Terry the Turtle flipping the bird, by Mark Fitzpatrick, Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia

Image: Social distance please, by Petr Sochman. Rose-ringed parakeets in Kaudulla national park, Sri Lanka

Image: We all have that friend, by Yarin Klein. Brown bears at Kuril Lake, Kamchatka, Russia

Image: I could puke, by Christina Holfelder. Gentoo penguins in the Falkland Islands

The party version of me in my early 20s can really relate to the last one.

The turtle flipping the bird is also a winner.

The actual winners will be announced at an online awards ceremony on October 22.

You can check out more finalists here.

[source:bbc]